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:Webturbotax.com refuses Linux
Webturbotax.com refuses Linux
Feb 21, 1999, 23 :56 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (2276 reads)

Vladimir Vuksan has written in with the following text:

I tried checking out webturbotax.com just to see if I might file my taxes on-line when I encountered following message:

WebTurboTax requires the Macintosh, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 operating system and one of the following browsers:

For Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01

Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.x

For Macintosh:

Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.x

Please install one of these browsers and try again.

Your current browser is:
Browser: Netscape
Version: 4.5 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.0.35 i586)
OS : LinuxELF2.0

I suppose somebody in the Intuit IT department decided that an "untested" browser might send corrupted data to their server. It might be a good idea to flood them with e-mail explaining politely why this is a bad idea. Supposedly Kiplinger allows 1040EZ filing over the web at

http://www.kiplinger.com/software/

but I didn't have the time to check if they also have such silly blocks.

P.S. This is a service that might potentially be used by thousands of Linux users.

Update:

I tried Kiplinger's web site http://www.kiplinger.com/software/ (they make TaxCut, alternative to TurboTax) and they don't have any restrictions on the type of browser used.


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
One of my friends works on that project  ...   It will support unix   
nate
Feb 22, 1999, 00:15:13
 
Vladimir
Try out www.securetax.com. It i ...   try www.securetax.com   
Bill Curtis
Feb 22, 1999, 00:24:19
 
Inverse, a major ISP rating service, and ...   Intuit's embeds a spy on your PC   
Tom Adelstein
Feb 22, 1999, 06:19:34
 
I took a look at www.securetax.com and g ...   www.securetax.com and cookies   
Peter Morris
Feb 22, 1999, 09:15:07
 
I have stoped buying software from turbo ...   Another site   
Brian Schramm
Feb 22, 1999, 09:43:22
 
The Federal Financial Aid application si ...   FAFSA does it too   
Chris Soghoian
Feb 22, 1999, 16:04:04
 
Please try my little GPL'ed taxpatch ...   Please try taxpatch!   
Rick Niles
Feb 22, 1999, 22:13:12
 
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